Polymath...The Text

I came across an article about polymath. Basically a polymath or its other term renaissance man, reflect a man with multiple disciplinary skills. There quite a few names in history considered to be polymath such as Isaac Newton and Ibnu Sina to name a couple. These polymaths exist in various culture, especially in cultures that promote education and knowledge.
According to the article, basically polymaths shows talents in various fields of study and does not necessarily a genius in any field. You can say that a polymath is a jack of all trade kind of person. During the renaissance in Europe and according to my observation on the Chinese culture before the west came to Asia, a polymath usually trained in poetry, arts, languages, military skills, martial arts, mathematics and philosophy. When I came to understand this, it is really astonishing. Currently my work actually tries to train me into becoming a polymath of some sort. My military back ground and studies in martial arts serves as one of the basic knowledge. I’m trained academically as a scientist although not to a researcher level. Now I’m doing work in economics field. I do have a preference in Strategic and Security matters, but at least along the way I managed to gain quite a substantial knowledge as a jack of all trade.
From that article I also learned the importance of being a polymath. Being a polymath basically differ us from any other creature. Specialisation is not the field of human from my point of view. Humans should have the basic knowledge and capabilities of various discipline in order to survive and to prosper.